Turner, Arkansas | |
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  Turner  Turner | |
| Coordinates: 35°50′13″N 90°03′42″W / 35.83694°N 90.06167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Mississippi |
| Elevation | 236 ft (72 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 870 |
| GNIS feature ID | 58772 [1] |
Turner is an unincorporated community in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. Turner is 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Dell. During World War II, airmen cadets from the Royal Air Force, flying from their training base at Terrell, Texas, routinely flew to Turner on training flights. The community served as a stand-in for the British for Emden, Germany, which was the same distance from London, England as Turner is from Terrell. [2]
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Turner, Arkansas | |
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Turner Turner | |
| Coordinates: 35°50′13″N 90°03′42″W / 35.83694°N 90.06167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Mississippi |
| Elevation | 236 ft (72 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 870 |
| GNIS feature ID | 58772 [1] |
Turner is an unincorporated community in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. Turner is 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Dell. During World War II, airmen cadets from the Royal Air Force, flying from their training base at Terrell, Texas, routinely flew to Turner on training flights. The community served as a stand-in for the British for Emden, Germany, which was the same distance from London, England as Turner is from Terrell. [2]
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Municipalities and communities of
Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States | ||
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| Cities | | |
| Towns | ||
| CDP | ||
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Unincorporated communities | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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| This article about a location in Mississippi County, Arkansas is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |